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- born Dec 7, 1827 as a son of a poor samurai

- became a leader of the Boshin Civil War against the Shogunate

- major figure in the breaking of the Tokugawa shogunate and restoring the Meiji emperor

- committed suicide in September 24, 1877 (satsuma rebellion ended)

Action/Beliefs:

• led the Meiji restoration
  • worked to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate (military government)
  • led a military campaign against the Tokugawa’s supporters
    • demanded that the Tokugawa be stripped of lands and status

• served as the commander in chief of the Meiji army
  • led uprisings against the Meiji Emperor later on (satsuma Rebellion)

• supported Arimoto Yamagata’s plan for a standing army conscripted from peasants

• as Korea continued to refuse to establish diplomatic relations with Japan, Saigo demanded a war as a matter of national honor

• when the Meiji government decided against attacking Korea, and Saigo quit the government in 1873 to return to Kagoshima in the Satsuma province

• established schools in Kagoshima dedicated to the preservation of old samurai ethos and discipline

Slogan:

I, the power and force.

The representation of your voice.

Bibliography:


"Saigo Takamori - SamuraiWiki." Main Page - SamuraiWiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Saigo_Takamori>.



Borthwick, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia. 3rd ed. Boulder: Westview, 1992. 132-39. Print.



"Takamori Saigo." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2001. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/315773?terms=takamori>.



"Takamori Saigo." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2001. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/305587?terms=takamori>.